Sergio Ramos: about his family, his favorite music and what makes him cry

Biography and career of a football player

Sergio Ramos was born in the small town of Camas in the province of Seville in the family of a manager and a housewife, where besides him there were two more children.

Sergio Ramos studied football at the Sevilla school, which he entered quite late - at the age of 14.

"Seville"

2001-2005

After playing two years for Sevilla B (Sevilla's farm club playing in the Segunda, now called Sevilla Atlético), Sergio Ramos made his debut for the first team in February 2004.

And in the 2004-2005 season, he already became a solid first-team player, playing on the right flank of defense. Fast, physically strong, unyielding in martial arts and excellent in the air, the player quickly attracted the attention of leading clubs not only in Spain, but also in Europe.

"Real Madrid

2005 – present

As a result, Real won the transfer race, paying 27 million euros for Ramos’ transfer, and the deal took place literally half an hour before the transfer window closed.

“The world turned upside down overnight. “I began to share a dressing room with Raul, Casillas, Zidane, Ronaldo and others whom only yesterday I considered celestials,”

the young defender shared his impressions.

Indeed, for a 19-year-old guy to be in Real Madrid is a more than significant event. Many more talented and promoted players could not stand this test. But not Ramos. In his first season, he firmly won his place in the team, playing 46 official matches, and a year later he won his first title with Real Madrid - the champion of Spain.

By the way, then for the first time the unique ability (or, if you prefer, talent) of Sergio Ramos to score important goals was revealed. On March 10, 2007, in the match of the 26th round of the Spanish championship, Ramos scored one of Real Madrid's three goals at the Camp Nou and that match with Barcelona ended in a 3:3 draw. So what is the importance of this goal, you ask? The fact is that Real and Barça scored 76 points each at the end of the championship, and the gold went to the royal club based on the results of personal meetings.

Since I’m already talking about the important goals of Sergio Ramos, I’ll list the most significant of them.

• April 29, 2014, semi-final return match between Bayern and Real Madrid. At home, Madrid won 1:0, but this is not a guarantee of overall success. But by the 20th minute, Sergio Ramos scores twice, making the rest of the game a mere formality.
• May 24, 2014, now the Champions League final. Real is inferior to their fellow Atlético Madrid, but on the third added Sergio Ramos sends the game into overtime, where the “royal” club scores three unanswered goals.

• December 20, 2014, Club World Cup final, Real Madrid - San Lorenzo (Argentina). Ramos opened the scoring in the 37th minute, and in the second half Gareth Bale scored the second goal to set up the final score.
• May 28, 2020, again the Champions League final, again Atlético. This time Sergio Ramos opens the scoring, the match ends in a 1:1 draw, Real wins in a penalty shootout.
• August 9, 2020, match for the European Super Cup, Madrid's rival Sevilla, Sergio Ramos's former club. After 90 minutes of play, Real loses 1:2. 93rd minute (again!) – Sergio Ramos equalizes the score, in overtime Carvajal brings victory to Real Madrid.
• December 3, 2020, El Clasico again at the Camp Nou, the hosts lead 1:0. In the 90th minute, Ramos equalized the score, allowing Real Madrid to maintain a six-point lead over their opponents and ultimately win the title.
• December 3, 2020. Just a week later, Sergio Ramos' 90th-minute goal gives Real Madrid victory over Deportivo. In addition to the all-important three points, Real beats its own 27-year-old record by playing 35 official matches without defeat.

The history of football knows many defenders-scorers. Sergio Ramos may be inferior to them in terms of the number of goals, but in terms of the importance of the goals scored, he will definitely put everyone in their belt. However, this does not only apply to defenders.

Returning to Ramos’s career in Real Madrid, I note that since about 2010 he has finally settled in the center of defense (in principle, Ramos is a universal player, he can play both on the edge and in the center of defense, and in the position of a defensive midfielder), and After Iker Casillas retired, he became the captain of Real Madrid.

I would be lying if I didn’t talk about those qualities for which fans of other clubs do not like, or rather, even hate Sergio Ramos. A brute and a malingerer who loves to strike on the sly.

In February 2020, he set a La Liga record by receiving 163 yellow cards, and he has 19 red cards in the Spanish Championship alone! Imagine how many disqualification matches that is! And the simulation of Sergio Ramos in the 2020 Champions League final, which led to the sending off of Juan Cuadrado, caused a real storm of indignation from the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Gennaro Gattuso.

And in the decisive match of the main European tournament of 2020, Sergio Ramos knocked down Mohamed Salah with a wrestling move, as a result of which the Liverpool leader was forced to leave the field due to injury, and a few minutes later hit goalkeeper Lucas Karius with his shoulder. In both cases, the Spaniard went unpunished.

But for Real Madrid fans, Sergio Ramos remains “our everything” - the captain and leader of the club.

Spain national team

2005 – present

Sergio Ramos is one of the representatives of that “golden” generation of the Spanish national team, which won the world and two European championships. Sergio Ramos made his national team debut in March 2005 and has been an undisputed starter ever since.

Judge for yourself: since 2006, at seven major tournaments (four world and three European championships), the Spanish national team played 34 matches, and in 32 of them Sergio Ramos appeared in its composition. The exceptions were the matches between Spain and Saudi Arabia at the 2006 World Cup and Spain and Greece at Euro 2008, but those were the matches of the third round of the group stage, which no longer had tournament significance for the “red fury”.

As in the club, Sergio Ramos played on the right flank of defense in the national team, and after Carles Puyol finished playing, he moved to the center of defense. Here Sergio Ramos interacts well with the Catalan Gerard Pique, with whom they often argue in public on various occasions.

So far, Sergio Ramos has 162 matches for the national team, this is the second result, only Iker Casillas has more (167), but the defender still has time to get ahead of his long-term partner in club and national team.

Club career

In 2000, the family was forced to move to Tomares. From this moment the football story of the future stopper begins. Ramos immediately went to a local club for a tryout. Despite little experience, he demonstrated competent play and was accepted into the youth team.

In the 2002/03 season he played in the reserves, and in the following football year he played 25 matches in the reserve team. The turning point in his career came in 2004, when by decision of the head coach of Sevilla he was transferred to the first team. Thanks to his excellent performances in the UEFA Cup and La Liga, Sergio is recognized as a discovery player.

In several matches he occupied the position of a defensive midfielder, provoking aggressive situations. Leading clubs could not help but be interested in such a player: Manchester United, Juventus, Real Madrid and Liverpool. In the last hours of the transfer window, the Royal Club managed to get the young defender.

"Real Madrid"

Garcia's move to Real cost the Galacticos €27 million. Sergio's salary was €4.5 million per year. In the new team he received number 4. For the first two seasons with Los Blancos, Ramos took the place of central defender. Later, with the arrival of Pepe and Metzelder to the team, he was shifted to the right wing, but could also defend the left. He feels good in the supporting zone, so Ramos often starts attacks for Madrid. What sets him apart from other defenders is his desire to score goals.

Sergio’s best goals are difficult to list; almost every goal is unique in its own way; he doesn’t just score goals, but scores turning points. In the match with Mallorca, which took place in January 2009, Centaur scored a fantastic goal. At the Allianz Arena in the semi-final of the 2013/14 Champions League in a match with Bayern, the defender scored two goals with his head against the best goalkeeper of the year within five minutes.

In 2009, Ramos became team captain. According to the players, he is not only the captain, but also the soul of the team. This is a special player who believes in victory until the last seconds and does everything possible for this.

Los Blancos fans know that when their team earns a set piece at the end of a game with the score tied or losing, the Wolf will turn the situation around in the final seconds. This was the case in the classico with Barcelona, ​​when the captain scored the decisive goal in the 90th minute, which brought victory to Real.

Sergio's statistics show that he has already played more than 500 matches for Real. The Pharaoh from Camas dreams of ending his football career in the Los Blancos team. Therefore, the stopper is not going to move to other clubs, despite the lucrative offers. Garcia could continue his career in one of the Chinese clubs, which offered Sergio a two-year contract worth € 20 million, but the Madrid captain refused such a lucrative offer.

The Red Devils' agents also tried to get the Royal Club defender several times, offering €60 million for the transfer, but they also failed.

The president of Real Madrid has his own plans for the future of the team captain; he is going to extend the agreement with him, which ends at the beginning of 2020, and increase the rate by 2.5 times. How much does Sergio earn today? The captain's salary is € 86.5 thousand per week. Presumably Florentino Perez is willing to pay his captain approximately €200 thousand per week.

Sergio Ramos titles

Team

1. Four-time champion of Spain.
2. Two-time winner of the Spanish Cup.
3. Three-time winner of the Spanish Super Cup.
4. Four-time Champions League winner.
5. Three-time UEFA Super Cup winner.
6. Four-time winner of the Club World Championship.
7. World champion.
8. Two-time European champion.

Individual

1. Best young player of the Spanish Championship 2004-2005.
2. Best defender of the Spanish Championship 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
3. Best European Defender of the 2017-2018 season

Family and personal life of Sergio Ramos

Sergio Ramos is known for his love affairs; among his passions were Miss Spain 2006 Elizabeth Reis, top model Carolina Martinez, actress Blanca Romero, and TV presenter Laura Alvarez.

Since 2012, Sergio Ramos has been living with journalist Pilar Rubio, who gave birth to three sons - Sergio, Marco and Alejandro. I note that Pilar is eight years older than Sergio. Their wedding is scheduled for June 2020 and will take place in Seville.

The Ramos family home is located in the municipality of Moraleja de Enmedio, one of the most prestigious areas of the province of Madrid.

And Sergio Ramos's greatest friend is, oddly enough, Luka Modric. Why strange? Because these players have completely different images - one is modest and a workaholic, the other is a brawler and a hooligan. However, Ramos and Modric are so friendly that they spend holidays together with their families.

Interesting Facts

• Due to his performances for Sevilla's youth teams, Sergio Ramos dropped out of school, and received his secondary education certificate only in 2014 after passing exams as an external student.
• Sergio Ramos became the first Spanish footballer since 1941 to play for the national team at the age of 18.

• The Spanish press once compared Sergio Ramos to Stalin. Indeed, there is an external resemblance between the football player and the young Joseph Vissarionovich.
• After the 2016-2017 Champions League final, Sergio Ramos found himself at the center of a scandal; his doping test gave a positive result. It was later determined that the player had used the drug dexamethasone, which in itself is not prohibited, but its use must be reported before testing, and the Real Madrid doctor did not do this.
• Once during the Spanish Championship match “Eibar” - “Real” Sergio Ramos said something to the referee, after which he ran into the tribune room. It turns out that the football player was just running to the toilet. Well, it's better than urinating right on the field, like Fabien Barthez.
• Sergio Ramos follows fashion closely. At least when it comes to changing hairstyles, he is one of the leaders in world football.
• The footballer is also an active user of social networks, and Ramos often allows himself provocative statements and quotes. For example, regarding the independence of Catalonia.

• Ramos also loves to joke. One day on Twitter he posted a photo of him kissing Fernando Torres. So the defender congratulated him on his birthday.
• By the way, many people make money from the name of the football player. There are fake pages of Sergio Ramos on VKontakte, Twitter and Instagram.
• There are also embarrassments. Congratulating his Twitter subscribers on the New Year 2016, Sergio Ramos posted on his page a photo collage dedicated to the past year, among the events of which was the birth of his son. But the photo of the child puzzled many - it was the son of Leo Messi.
• Sergio Ramos once dropped the Spanish Cup. The trophy fell directly under the wheels of an open bus, but which the Real Madrid players were traveling.
• Sergio Ramos' body is covered with numerous tattoos. On his hand is the inscription “I will not forget” with the initials of his mother, brothers and sisters. There is an image of the “four” - the playing number of Sergio Ramos, with the number 19 on his fingers (either his number in the Spanish national team, or the age of the football player at the time of signing the contract with Real Madrid). The meaning of the “90+” tattoo is beyond doubt, given how many goals Sergio Ramos scored in stoppage time. On Sergio’s back there is some kind of mythical animal, a lion and a wolf, and an eagle on his neck. In general, there is something to see.

• Before the World Cup in Russia, Sergio Ramos and musician Demarco Flamenco recorded a music video where they performed a song in support of the Spanish national team.
• And on one of the houses in Krasnodar, where the Spanish national team played matches at the 2018 World Cup, graffiti was made with the image of Sergio Ramos.
• Sergio Ramos is the hero of numerous fan fiction and memes.
• Sergio Ramos' T-shirts are a hot commodity and occupy a significant place in Real Madrid's income from the sale of uniforms and other paraphernalia. The club also produces children's coloring books “Sergio Ramos”.
• Sergio Ramos loves cars. His car collection includes several Audis and Porsches, a Range Rover Sport, as well as a rare Seat 600 - a gift from his brother for his birthday.
• The last car has it on it. In Madrid, it is no less popular than the CR7 logo of Cristiano Ronaldo.
• Sergio Ramos takes to the field wearing personalized boots.
• "Sergio Ramos: Heart. Character. Passion" is the name of the autobiographical book of the football player.

• After the 2018 Champions League final, Egyptian lawyer Basseb Wahba announced that he was preparing a claim against Sergio Ramos in the amount of 1 billion euros for the injury caused to Mohamed Salah. However, this is more likely a way of self-PR for a lawyer. I'm not good at Spanish or Egyptian law, but I don't think it's possible to win such a case.

Now Real is going through far from the best times, but fans are hoping for a quick way out of the crisis. And Sergio Ramos is one of those with whom fans pin these hopes. After all, he is the real captain of the “royal” club.

Sergio Ramos from A to Z

On the Real Madrid captain's birthday, Soccer.ru examines the life and career of Sergio Ramos in alphabetical order.

Atlético. Ramos played in two Champions League finals and won two, with Real beating Atlético Madrid in both cases, and Sergio scoring a goal in each final. His precise header in the 90+3 minute of the match in Lisbon in 2014 will forever be remembered.

"Barcelona". Sergio scored against Barcelona more than once and often spoke out against Barcelona, ​​however, the words of Carles Puyol are memorable, who saw Ramos as his heir in Barcelona and called on Sandro Rosell to make every effort to lure the Real Madrid defender to “ Camp Nou".

Age. The careers of great football players always go by faster than expected. Sergio is still going strong, but today he turns 31, which makes it necessary to recognize that Ramos' best seasons and major victories are most likely behind him.

Goals. Ramos has played his entire career in defense - first he acted on the right flank, then he moved to the center, but at heart he seems to be a striker. Sergio scored 79 goals in his professional career, and this season he has already set a personal record of 10 goals. Let's wish Ramos to reach 100 goals scored before the end of his career!

Children. The Real Madrid captain has two sons: Sergio Ramos Rubio Jr. (born May 6, 2014) and Marco (November 14, 2015).

Gerard Pique. Ramos's long-time partner in the center of defense of the Spanish national team and an eternal opponent when it comes to club showdowns. Gerard constantly “runs into” Real, but Sergio doesn’t mince words either. The other day, Ramos and Pique admitted that they did not do this out of malice. The Real Madrid captain said the following: “I will embrace Pique in the national team’s camp. We are used to throwing stones at each other, but we do it without malicious intent, and that’s normal.” Gerard did not remain in debt: “This is a show, I have an excellent relationship with Ramos. But people take all this very seriously and give incorrect interpretations. Yes, we tease each other, but we treat each other with great respect." True, soon after exchanging pleasantries, Pique challenged Ramos to a new round, doubting Real's values.

End of career. Ramos admits that he used to dream of winning the World Cup, but now his dream (or rather, goal) is to end his career in Real Madrid.

Camas. Sergio is a native of Andalusia, and Camas is where he was born and raised. This town and municipality is part of Greater Seville, covers an area of ​​4 square kilometers, and about 26 thousand people live there.

Horses. One of Ramos' hobbies is outside of football. Sergio has his own horse farm in his native Andalusia, where he likes to spend his free time “recharging his batteries.” In 2020, one of Ramos' horses, whose nickname is Silencio de Ramos, became the champion of Andalusia.

Matador. You've probably seen Sergio celebrate Real Madrid's important victories by waving his bonnet to the crowd. Since childhood, Ramos has been fascinated by bullfights, which are popular in Andalusia, and the famous matador Alejandro Talavante is his close friend.

Eleven meter. Sergio has taken and scored penalties in his career, but his most memorable miss will be in the penalty shoot-out of the Champions League semi-final against Bayern. Then Ramos launched the ball into space, provoking a wave of jokes and memes.

Pilar Rubio. Model, actress and simply beautiful. The sexiest woman in Spain in 2008 and 2009 became Ramos' chosen one. The couple has been together since 2012, and the fact that Pilar is 8 years older than Sergio does not interfere with family happiness.

"Real". The main club in Ramos' career. Over 12 years as a member of the Royal Club, Sergio played 508 meetings, and if force majeure does not happen, then next season he will enter the top 10 guards of the Madrid superclub in history. After the departure of Iker Casillas, he is the captain of Real Madrid.

"Seville". The club that gave Ramos a start in life. At the age of 10, Sergio began playing football in the local division of Sevilla, and at 15 he moved to the main academy. He spent very little time in the main team of the “red-whites”. During recent matches involving Real Madrid at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, local fans wished Ramos death and cursed the relatives of the Sevilla graduate. “Our club will never be your home,” is their verdict.

Tattoos. Sergio loves tattoos that he himself has lost count of how many designs he has on his body: “Nine or ten on his back, on his arms, legs, fingers, behind his ear...”

Deletions. This season, Sergio has never been sent off from the field, which is an undoubted achievement for him, because Ramos is Real Madrid's record holder for sending off in history: 21 times the referees sent Pharaoh off the field waving a red card!

Pharaoh. Ramos's most famous nickname. Sergio is also called Tarzan, Wolf and Centaur.

Jamon. During a Spanish league match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad in February, a fan drew a poster that read: “Sergio, I’m trading delicious pork for your T-shirt!” Ramos couldn't resist the temptation and gave the T-shirt to a savvy fan.

Quote. Carlo Ancelotti on Ramos: “Some defenders have great technique, others, like Cannavaro, are good personalists. Still others, like Baresi, lead the defense and stand out with authority. If you put all these qualities together, you get Sergio Ramos: technique, strength, character and leadership."

Champion. Sergio boasts two dozen trophies, and has collected a collection that few others can boast of: winning the World Cup, the European Championship (twice) and the Champions League (twice).

School. Combining football and study can be problematic, so Ramos dropped out of school after signing a contract with Sevilla, but he firmly decided not to remain without a secondary education, and passed his last exams at the age of 28, when he was already a world champion, two-time European champion and winner of the Champions League.

Evolution. Look how Ramos has changed over the years.

UNICEF. UN Children's Fund, of which Ramos is an ambassador. The emblem of this foundation was placed on Barcelona T-shirts several years ago. In this regard, Sergio said the following: “It is easier for the UNICEF emblem to appear on the Real Madrid uniform than for me to appear on the Barcelona uniform.”

I. Sergio Ramos once said about himself: “It took me time to develop as a footballer and a person. I learned something that cannot be learned in adolescence. I see that I have already grown up, transformed and, despite the fact that at heart I remain a child, I run enormous distances. I have not achieved anything in my life yet, however, I would like my name to be on the list of great winners."